Resume

• 1998

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Research focus: emotion work

  race

  gender

  marriage & intimacy

  cultural analysis \nDissertation title: \"Together

  Close

  Resilient: Essays on Emotion Work Among Black Couples\"

  Sociology

  Harvard University

  Bachelor of Science - BS

  Urban Studies and Planning

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science - BS

  Writing & Humanistic Studies

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  University of Cambridge

  Master’s Degree

  Social Psychology

• Workshop Moderation

  Research

  Qualitative Research

  Coaching

  Content Development

  Content Curation

  Panel Moderator

  Editing

  Teaching

  Interviewing

  Psychology

  Thought Leadership

  Narrative

  Educational Program Design

  Writing

  Program Development

  Public Speaking

  Facilitation

  Higher Education

  Public Outreach

  Bickerstaff

  PhD

  Jovonne J.

  Georgetown University

  Howard University

  David Driskell Ctr for Study of Visual Arts & Culture of African Americans and African Diaspora

  University of Maryland

  Self-employed

  University of Maryland

  College Park

  Established an Oral History Archive of African American artists to ensure their inclusion in the American art narrative. Responsibilities included: creating oral history interview schedule

  conducting interviews with local artists

  and developing parameters for design of a digitally accessible platform for recordings and transcripts.

  Scholar in Residence

  David Driskell Ctr for Study of Visual Arts & Culture of African Americans and African Diaspora

  Self-employed

  University of Maryland

  AADHum Initiative

  Postdoctoral Associate

  African American Culture

  History and Digital Humanities (AADHum)

  Women’s and Gender Studies

  Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Fall 2016 \nDesigned and instructed course to interrogate one of the most taken-for-granted aspects of identity – gender – exploring the social

  cultural

  and political factors that influence its social definition

  norms and structure.

  Professorial Lecturer

  Georgetown University

  234 Locke Hall

  Outlaw(ed): Progressive women in fiction & prose\t\t\t\t\t \t Spring 2016 \nDesigned and instructed first-year writing course analyzing progressive

  outlaw(ed) African American women in literature by exploring the norms of “acceptable” womanhood and consequences for women who transgress those rules. \n\nLiteracy and Discourse\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Fall 2015\nTeaching writing course for first year students introducing them to writing as both an academic skill and expressive practice.

  Lecturer

  First-Year Writing

  Howard University